As he rolled up his sleeve to receive his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Department of Veterans Affairs Press Secretary Terrence Hayes said he was excited to get a shot that will decrease the likelihood he’ll bring the coronavirus home to his family. “My wife is a very asthmatic person, so I definitely …
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Trevor R. Reed, a U.S. Marine Corp veteran serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia, received fresh support from congressmen back home Tuesday ahead of a Moscow court hearing his appeal. House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul and Rep. August Pfluger, Texas Republicans, released a joint statement calling on Russia to release Mr. …
The U.S. military flies and maintains decades-old planes and helicopters — sometimes well beyond the planned years of service for the aircraft. But as the Defense Department works to counter fast-paced military advancements from China and Russia, it needs to think differently about investments, Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger said Tuesday. “The path we have …
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Here’s what’s happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: – The Biden administration will begin shipping COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies next week as it seeks to ramp up vaccinations with the appearance of new and potentially more serious virus strains. Coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients said Tuesday that …
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The head of the Pentagon’s counter-drone effort wants every soldier — from cooks to riflemen — trained to fight off swarms of enemy unmanned aerial systems, or UAS, capable of inflicting casualties on combat units. The Army-led Joint Counter Small UAS Office, or JCO, completed its strategy in early January to combat the growing threat …
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